Hay-rake attachment.



No. 812,897. PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906. J. H. SUTHERLAND.

HAY RAKE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 1030.12, 1904.

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AIM nay PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

J. H. SUTHERLAND. HAY RAKE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.12, 1904.

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Alfomey UNITED STATES JESSE H. SUTHERLAND, OF DAWKINS, COLORADO.

.HAY-RAKE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1906.

Application filed December 12, 1904. Serial No. 236,630.

To (LZL whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ESSE H. SUTHERLAND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Dawkins, in the State of Colorado, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Rake Attachments, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hay-rakes, and has for itsobject the provision of a device to be used in conjunction withhay-rakes for the purpose of insuring that the teeth of the rake afterhaving been lifted or raised to dump a load of gathered hay shall bereturned rapidly to lowered position in time to catch the hayimmediately in front of the winnow on the ground.

The invention consists in a device which may be adjustably applied as toits height to a suitable support on the frame of the rakemachine, andthe means for returning the rake-teeth to lowered position is alsoadjustable for the purpose of forming differentsized winnow.

The invention further consists in certain novel features ofconstructions and combination and arrangements of parts, as will bedescribed hereinafter, more fully pointed out in the claims, and asillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which* Figure 1 is a topplan view of a hay-rake with my improved device applied thereto. Fig. 2is a section on line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan view ofthe device, showing the seat-bar of the rake-machine in section. Fig. 4is a side elevation of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectionshowing the connection of parts of the device. Fig. 6 is a plan viewshowing a modified fashion of applying the device to the seat-post ofthe machine. Fig. 7 is a plan view of a modified construction, showingadjustable adaptation of the device; and Fig. 8 is a plan view of a 7further modification of the principles of my invention.

In the drawings I have illustrated a hayrake to be drawn by horses. Saidrake is of usual construction having the wheels 1 and 2 j ournaled onshaft 3 and provided with the seat-post 4 and tongue 5. The rake-bar 6,having the rake-teeth 7 ,is pivoted, as usual, and may be operated inany suitable manner.

The device which constitutes the principal feature of my invention maybe attached to any suitable rigid support on the frame of the machine,preferably the seat-post 4. The slotted or bow-shaped bar 8 is formedwith turned-out ends 9 9, provided with bolt-holes. This bar may beattached to the seat-post 4 by means of the plate 10 and bolts 11 andnuts 12. To clamp the bar 8 to the seat-post, the ends 9 are placedagainst the post, and plate 10 is located on the opposite side of thepost. Then the bolts 11 are passed through the turned-out ends 9 9 andeach end of plate 10 and nuts 12 are applied, as will be understood froma mere inspection of the drawings. The bar is attached to the seat-postin such position that it will project toward the rear of the machineover the rake-teeth and' may be adjusted to any desired height withinlimits on the seat-post.

The cross-bar 13 is fashioned with a raised center portion 14,sufficiently wide at its under side to span the slotted or bow-shapedbar 8. Thus when the cross-bar 13 is held down to position on the bar 8it overhangs the edges of the bar 8, thus preventing displacement of thebar 13 by the teeth of the rake striking it.

Bar 13 may be located and held to any adjusted-position on bar 8 bymeans of the bolt 15, which is passed through a hole in securing-plate16 and the slot of the slotted bar 8 and clamped, by means of the nut17, on the top of the cross-bar 13. The end of the bar 8 may be roundedto prevent catching the teeth of the rake when lifted, the rounded endcausing the teeth to glance off from the bar should they strike thereon.

The bar 8 may be adjusted as to its height by means of the bolts 11 andnuts 12, and the cross-bar 13 may be adjusted longitudinally by means ofbolt 15 and nut 17 to make different-sized winnows.

In use when a winnow has been gathered and the rake-teeth bodily liftedfrom the ground the teeth at the center of the rake strike theobstructing cross-bar 13, which has been previously adjusted to thedesired position, and after the hay has been deposited the rake-teethare caused to suddenly drop in time to catch the hay immediately infront of the last winnow.

If the rake is beirg used where the device is not required, thecross-bar 13 may be held in position out of the way of the rake-teeth byloosening nut 17, so that the bar may be raised and turned to positionparallel with the bar 8, when bar 13 will be out of the way of therake-teeth, allowing them to be raised to their full height.

In Fig. 6 the bar 8 has its ends 20 20 turned to an angle at one side ofits center, so that the device may be applied to a suitable support onthe machine.

A modified form of adjustable cross-bar is illustrated in Fig. 7,wherein the coupling or casting 21, carrying the tubular cross-arms 22,is adapted to slide and may be adjusted on bar 23 by means of theset-screw 24. The bar 23 is attached to post 4 by means of theturned-out end of bar 23, the clamp-piece 25, and a bolt 26, locked bynut 27.

Adjustment of the cross-bar 28 (illustrated in Fig. 8) may be effectedby means of the toothed bars 29 and 30, said bars being clamped todesired extended position by means of bolt 31 and nut 32, and these barsmay be attached to their support in manner similar to the constructionshown inFig. 7.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a rake and the seat-post thereof, of a memberconnected to said post, and adjustable means connected to said memberfor obstructing the lift of the ra e.

2. The combination with a rake and supporting-frame therefor, of a barconnected adjustably to said frame, and adjustable means connected withsaid bar for limiting the lift of the rake.

3. The combination with a rake andits supporting-frame, of a barconnected tosaid frame located above the rake, and means thereon forlimiting the lift of the rake.

4. The combination with a rake and its supporting-frame, of a baradjustably connected to said frame located above the rake, and said barprovided with means for limiting the lift of the rake.

5. The combination with a rake having a suitable supporting-frame of abar adj ustably connected to said frame and located above said rake,having adjustable means for limiting the lift of said rake.

6. The combination with a rake and supporting frame, of a bar clamped tosaid frame, and a cross-bar secured on the first ball; and located inthe path of the lift of the ra e.

7. In a rake, the combination with the seatpost, of a bar having meansfor attachment thereto, a cross-bar fastened to said firstmentioned barand located in the path of the lift of the rake.

8. The combination with a rake, of a seatpost, a slotted bar havingmeans for attachment thereto, and a cross-bar adjustably connected tosaid slotted bar and located in the path of the lift of the rake.

9. In a rake, the combination with the seatpost thereof, of a slottedbar having means for attachment to said post, a bar arranged at rightangles to said slotted bar and located in the path of the lift of therake, and a bolt and nut for clamping said bars together.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE H. SUTHERLAND.

Witnesses:

H. P. VORIES, ABBIE E. Dawson.

